SEMI-FI NALS

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April 11 & 12 / 20:00 hrs / Amsterdam Blue NoteConservatorium van Amsterdam

New York - Barcelona - Boston - Siena - Amsterdam

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A competition for outstanding young musicians from Manhattan School of Music -New York, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya – Barcelona, Berklee Collegeof Music - Boston, Accademia Nazionale del Jazz - Siena, and the Conservatoriumvan Amsterdam.

PRO GRAM

Monday April 11th Semi-Final IAmsterdam Blue Note, CvA, 20.00 hrs

Tuesday april 12th Semi-Final IIAmsterdam Blue Note, CvA, 20.00 hrs

Wednesday April 13th Band coachingMarco Pignataro (Head Berklee College of Music) & Yaniv Nachum(Jazz improvisation, ensemble teacher, Conservatorium van Amsterdam)

Wednesday April 13th Jam sessionJazz @ The Vic, Park Plaza Victoria Hotel, 19.30 hrsLine up: Jorge Rossy (vibes/piano), Maarten Hogenhuis (alto saxophone),Jesse van Ruller (guitar), Thomas Rolff (double bass), Joan Terol (drums)

Thursday April 14th Masterclass by Jorge RossyAmsterdam Blue Note, CvA, 12.00 hrs

Thursday April 14th International FinalBIMHUIS, 20.00 hrs

Semi-Final I April 11

BAN D S

Unfolding StoriesMarína Ósk Þórólfsdóttir – vocalsStefan Bos – pianoHajime Suzuki – double bassSun Mi hong – drums

“Unfolding Stories” consists of musicians who long to show their listeners the pureand simple beauty of modern jazz. Compositions written by Hajime Suzuki with lyricsby Joëlle Goercharn show a new, surprising blend of inspiration. Softly coloredmelodies branch the many stories of the songs. The individual musicians of the groupbring a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds to the music, like the different pagesof a storybook.

CanvasOrestis Petrakis – piano Pedro Ivo Ferreira – double bassNick Thessalonikefs – drums

Canvas trio was created somewhere in the fall of 2014. Theconnection that its members had as personalities, together with their love for impro-vised music, led them to create original material influenced by traditionals as well asmodern sounds. The aim of this project is to allow the individual voice and personalityof each musician to contribute to the creation of a distinctive sound, without any re-strictions of musical style, like an empty canvas that is ready to be filled with colours.

BRAIN//CHILDNicolò Ricci – tenor saxophone Daan Demeyer – piano /Fender Rhodes Artan Buleshkaj – guitar Alessandro Fongaro – electric bass Raf Vertessen – drums

BRAIN//CHILD is an international band, based in Amsterdam, with a nice mixtureof compositional skills and approaches, because of the diversity of nationalities. Theymostly play rock-based and lyrical tunes, with through composed passages, structuredfree jazz moments and groovy parts in odd meters. There are influences from Belgian,Italian and Kosovarian music. Even though some tunes may be hard to perform andcomposed with an iconoclastic idea, they still want to try to make the music sound easy.

Semi-Final I April 11

BAN D S

Vuma Levin Quintet - Temlandvo

Remigiusz Knapik Band

Nicolò Ricci – saxophone Giovanni Agosti – piano Vuma Ian Levin – guitarBrodie Jarvie – bass Jeroen Batterink – drums

Remigiusz Knapik – piano Marcin Gontarek – bass guitar Jan Kadereit – drums

Meaning history in siSwati, “Temlandvo” rewrites a variety of historical musicalforms into the cultural vernacular of the present. By drawing on contemporary jazzand traditional Nguni-Sotho song, exploring sound design via the use of digitalsamples, loops and prepared instruments all inscribed within the sounds of theband leader’s adolescence, “Temlandvo” is an attempt by guitarist Vuma Ian Levinto articulate diasporic African identities and the African cultural narrative in the21st century.

The Remigiusz Knapik Band is a band that is looking for their own musicallanguage and expression in many different styles, such as modern classical music,rock, disco and jazz. Remigiusz Knapik, the leader of the band, loves composerslike Sergei Prokofiev, Alberto Ginastera, Keith Emerson or Billy Childs. The mostimportant features of this band are charisma and rock-styled sound, created withacoustic instruments and uncompromising expression.

Semi-Final II April 12

BAN D S

Beltway Bandits

AT5

Tomaki Trio

Damiano Pascarelli – arranging /composing Kevin Halporn – guitar /vocalsLaura Giavon – vocalsBernard van Rossum – soprano saxophone /tenor saxophonePablo Martinez – trombone Jessie Brevé – bass clarinetClemens Moritz – trumpetMatthijs Stauttener – piano Pedro Ivo Ferreira – double bassJan Kadereit – drums

Michele Tino – alto saxophoneMatthias Van den Brande – tenor saxophoneGiovanni Agosti – piano Alessandro Fongaro – double bassAttila Gyarfas – drums

Tommaso Perazzo – pianoKimon Karoutzos – double bassMarcello Cardillo – drums

The Beltway Bandits was founded by Kevin Halporn (a singer-songwriter fromArgentina) and Damiano Pascarelli (a composer and conductor from Italy).They arranged for among others the Metropole Orkest and the Jazz Orchestra of theConcertgebouw. They now present their new project entitled ‘El Nuevo Buenos Aires’,which connects the simplicity of the pop format with the colours of South Americanmusic and the spontaneity of jazz.

AT5 was put together by Michele, Matthias and Giovanni during their exchange inPhiladelphia, where they had the chance to work closely together and focused onwriting new material. Back in Amsterdam they decided to keep the band going andadded Alessandro on double bass and Attila on the drums.

This band was born thanks to the close musicalinfluence of each component of the trio. Met in Amsterdam at the beginning of thebachelor courses, September 2015, the trio immediately showed interplay and aflexible approach to jazz music, from the oldest tradition to the modern tendencies.

Semi-Final II April 12

BAN D S

Esther and Mateusz BandEsther Van Hees – vocalsMateusz Pulawski – guitarBrodie Jarvie – double bass Yordi Petit – drums

Esther Van Hees and Mateusz Pulawski met at a jam session in Amsterdam in 2012.The singer and guitar player formed a duo and they’ve built a strong repertoiretogether today. In 2015, after winning the incentive prize during the Keep an EyeInternational Award, they recorded their debut album. Recently, they decided toextend the duo with a rhythm section for special occasions: the ‘Esther en Mateuszband’, featuring Brodie Jarvie on bass and Yordi Petit on drums, was born.

Dario Trapani SextetGiovanni Cigui – saxophone Nicolò Ricci – tenor saxophoneGianluca Elia – tenor saxophone Dario Trapani – guitarAlessandro Fongaro – bassAttila Gyarfas – drums

This particular rhythm section features two of the busiest young musicians ofAmsterdam’s jazz scene, where this band was born and raised. Three very creativereeds join the line-up, led by the Italian guitar player Dario Trapani. Trapani writesand orchestrates originals, with new arrangements all the time and multiple tracksthat often blend together in small improvised suites, which are different every night.

Semi-Finals

J UR Y SEM I-F I NALS

PRESENTER SEM I-F I NALS

Bert van den Brink

Frank Vaganée

Koen Graat

Reinier Baas

pianist; arranger; producer; organist;accordionist; Boy Edgar winner; played with a.o.Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Richard Bona,Lee Konitz

saxophonist; arranger; artistic directorBrussels Jazz Orchestra

programmer jazz & world; November Music & Jazzin Duketown; jazz writer Jazzism

guitarist; composer; Edison winner; played a.o.with Ben van Gelder Trio ft. Han Bennink,Peter Lenz Quartet ft. Chris Speed, Ben Bryden’sVelvet Donkey

Co de Kloet Co de Kloet is music producer, music director andpresenter for the NTR. De Kloet produced andcreated projects together with, renowned artistslike Todd Rundgren, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno,Steve Vai, George Duke, Mike Keneally, Gary Lucasand Terry Bozzio.

Semi-Finals

P R I Z E S SEM I-F I NALS

Both finalists €1000,-

Incentive prize €500,-

All semi-finalists receive one free recording dayin the CvA studio.

COLOFON

Concept DevelopmentConservatorium van Amsterdam & Keep an Eye FoundationProduction & PRAnne Marleen de Jong, Mylène Berghs,Heleen van de Leur, Susan ArendsmanRecording engineerLex Tanger

Live sound engineerArjan ArwertGraphic designPeter te Bos (Twizter)Printed matterDrukwerkdealMany thanks to the BIMHUIS,Amsterdam

CALENDER JAZZ DEPARTMENT 2016

Billy Hart/Ethan Iverson/Mark Turner/Ben Street, masterclass,11.30 hrs, Amsterdam Blue Note.

FLY Trio: Mark Turner, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier,instrument masterclasses, 13.00 - 15.00 hrs.

In May and June we have many bachelor and master exams at theConservatorium van Amsterdam.Please visit our website for more information about these great concerts.www.conservatoriumvanamsterdam.nl

Keep an Eye Summer Jazz Workshop 2016

CvA Online is the online extensionschool of the Conservatory of Amsterdam.Crafted as an interactive video exchangeprogram it offers students and educatorsaround the world to chance to benefitfrom the exclusive curriculum of theConservatory of Amsterdam. The core ofour online program is first and foremost

the detailed structure in which the courses are constructed and the truly interactive format that guarantees a weekly personalised video feedback to each student.Please visit the website www.cvaonline.nl

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July 4 - 8

CvA ONLINE

We are keeping an eye on talented young artists. By providing grants and awardswe are assisting the brightest musicians, artists, designers and filmmakers to developtheir talents, create new opportunities and above all, to achieve their creative goals.www.keepaneye.nl

KEEP AN EYE FOUNDATION

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Yaniv Nachum

Born in Israel in 1977, Yaniv Nachumstudied at the Israeli Jazz Academy,Rimon, before going abroad to study atthe Conservatorium van Amsterdamand The Manhattan School of Music.Since then Yaniv has been playing with some of the best orchestras in theNetherlands and toured all over theworld with various ensembles and hisown Jazz quartet.

Since 2003, Yaniv has been teachingjazz improvisation at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and started conducting and arranging for big-bands andensembles.Yaniv is currently the research coordi-nator at the Jazz department of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, he is teaching theory, composition and impro-visation and giving ensemble lessons. Q

other prominent jazz artists. Marco has been the director and co-founder of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department and the Jazz Saxophone Chair at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. As a dedicated music educator, Marco also participated as Board Member of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE), as the President and founder of the IAJE Chapter of Puerto

Rico, and as a faculty in the University of Veracruz International Summer Jazz Seminars. Marco's column, Style & Influence, was regularly featured in the quarterly magazine Jazz Improv. As a reviewer and columnist, Marco has also conducted interviews with Branford Marsalis, Jerry Bergonzi, Danilo Perez, David Sánchez, andMiguel Zenón. Q

BANDCOACHES April 13

Marco Pignataro

Marco Pignataro is a Boston basedmulti-talented saxophone player,composer and educator originally from Bologna, Italy. Marco maintains a veryactive international schedule of concerts,recordings and clinics and he has sharedstages with artists such Eddie Gomez,Joanne Brackeen, Danilo Perez, GeorgeGarzone, John Patitucci, Rufus Reid,Kenwood Dennard, Antonio Sanchez,Ben Street, Billy Drummond, Billy Hart,Clark Terry and Jon Faddis, amongothers. As a leader, Marco performs withseveral musical groups including theMarco Pignataro Jazzet, the Up-South Project and the Marco PignataroTrio Más (+).The latest Marco Pignataro CD release“Sofia’s Heart” was produced by jazzlegend Eddie Gomez and featuresMarco’s compositions and arrangements.

“Sofia’s Heart” was recorded inPhiladelphia with a stellar group formedby Eddie Gomez, Bill Drummond, MattMarvuglio and Mark Kramer. Marco alsotours internationally as a member of the Eddie Gomez Quintet and his playingand compositions are featured in thewidely acclaimed quintet CD “Per Sempre”,recently released on BFM Records.

Marco is currently the Managing Directorof the Berklee Global Jazz Institute(BGJI), the premiere jazz program atBerklee College of Music in Boston.Together with Danilo Perez as ArtisticDirector, Marco leads the BGJI as acenter of musical creativity with anintensive access to world-class visitingartists. BGJI faculty includes DaniloPerez, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci,George Garzone and Ben Street among

BANDCOACHES April 13

Final April 14

JURY FINAL

PRESENTER FINAL

Anton Goudsmit

Fay Claassen

Jan Jasper Tamboer

Jorge Rossy

Michelle Kuypers

Co de Kloet

Guitarist; composer; Boy Edgar winner; founderThe Ploctones; played a.o. with The Bad Plus,Han Bennink, Eric Vloeimans Quartet, New CoolCollective

Vocalist; worked a.o. with Barry Harris,Toots Thielemans, Mike Stern, Kenny Werner;played with Rita Reys, Paquito D’ Riviera,James Carter, David Linx and Maria Pia DeVito

Jazz Journalist Parool & Jazzism

Drummer; pianist; played and recorded withBrad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Mark Turner,Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Street

Program manager & talent booker North Sea JazzFestival / Mojo Concerts

Co de Kloet is music producer, music director andpresenter for the NTR. De Kloet produced andcreated projects together with, renowned artistslike Todd Rundgren, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno,Steve Vai, George Duke, Mike Keneally, Gary Lucasand Terry Bozzio.

Final April 14

PRIZES INTERNATIONAL FINAL

Keep an Eye International Jazz Award(sculpture design by Jules Bernard)

Winners Semi-Finals CvA

First Prize: €2500,-

Second Prize: €1500,-

Incentive Prize: €750,-

Best Hancock arrangement: €500,-

Best CvA soloist: participation in theHudson Jazz Workshop, New York 2016

Best non-CvA soloist: participation in theSummer Jazz Workshop, Amsterdam 2016

ENSEMBLES 5 & 6

Final April 14

ENSEMBLE 3

ENSEMBLE 4

Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors (Berklee College of Music, Boston)

Siena Jazz 5tet (Accademia Nazionale del Jazz, Siena)

Mao Sone - trumpetEdmar Colón Gierbolini - tenor saxophoneIsaac Wilson - pianoSeungho Jang - double bassNoam Israeli - drums

Tommaso Iacoviello – trumpetVittorio Cuculo – alto saxophoneDanilo Tarso – pianoMarco Benedetti – double bassEnrico Morello – drums

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) is a program designed to foster creativityand musicianship through interconnected teaching and thinking with the inimitableDanilo Pérez as its artistic director. The BGJI students produce original music andsocial projects in the pursuit of peace, intercultural dialogue, social change anddemocracy. This specially selected group of young musicians travels and performsinternationally representing the core values and teachings of the BGJI.

5 students of Siena Jazz University who met during the jazz program in the bachelorframework at the Foundation, and had immediately a great feeling on music andattitude with each other. They started their collaboration during the second year ofthe program and are now continuing to perform together as a real band.They have been performing at some relevant Italian festivals and clubs like ParmaJazz, Torrione San Giovanni, Un Tubo Jazz Club, Monteriggioni by night, and morerecently they have been opening the first Siena Jazz Summer Workshop session ofthe 45th edition. They will record officially coming December after a short tourplanned for fall 2015.

Final April 14

ENSEMBLE 1

ENSEMBLE 2

MSM Jazz Arts Quintet (Manhattan School of Music, New York)

The Mart Dames (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Barcelona)

Shai Golan – alto saxophoneEitan Gofman – tenor saxophoneHolger Marjamaa – pianoAdrian Moring – double bassAndreas Svendsen – drums

Gregori Hollis – trumpetAlbert Carrique – alto saxophoneRoger Santacana – pianoNico Mellon – bass guitarXerach Peñate – drums

The members of the MSM Jazz Arts Quintet are Performance Majors at ManhattanSchool of Music's Jazz Arts Program, one of the world’s most established andacclaimed conservatory jazz programs. All of them are pursuing Masters Degreesin Jazz Performance; their varied backgrounds – from Israel, Denmark, Estonia andthe United States – are representative of MSM’s diverse international community.Their performances feature original music and new treatments of standard jazzrepertoire. As members of this group and other top-tier MSM jazz ensembles suchas the MSM Jazz Philharmonic, Jazz Orchestra and Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, theyhave performed at many concerts at school, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz atLincoln Center, and other premier venues in New York City. All of them participatein MSM's outreach programs, bringing jazz to hundreds of New York City publicschool students.

They met last year during playing together in several combos in the school, andduring the summer they decided to start a band project. The principal composerfor the band is trumpeter Gregori Hollis. Their stylistic influences are very open,reaching from bands like RH Factor or Snarky Puppy to Mediterranean and Latinsounds.

Final April 14

Berklee College of Music, BostonBerklee was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to preparestudents for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporarymusic. For more than half a century, the college has evolved to reflect the state ofthe art of music and the music business, leading the way with the world’s firstbaccalaureate studies in jazz, rock, electric guitar, film scoring, songwriting,turntables, electronic production, and more than a dozen other genres and fieldsof study. With a diverse and talented student body representing 96 countries, andalumni who have collectively won more than 250 Grammys and Latin Grammys,Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today—and tomorrow.

Siena Jazz – Accademia nazionale del Jazz, SienaSiena jazz has been acknowledged for many years now as an highly qualified edu-cational institution, a reference point country-wide for specialization, qualificationand master courses for young musicians coming out of the music schools orbeginning their careers in jazz and its contemporary derivations. Siena jazz isamong the first members of I.A.S.J. (Internazional Association of Jazz Schools,headquartered in Holland) and promotes young Italian jazz musicians throughparticipation to the international meetings of this association, which includes themost important jazz schools in the world. Its operation are carried out in theFortezza Medicea building, where Siena jazz established 20 classrooms with state-of-the art teaching and playing equipment, a sound archive and. During theInternational summer courses, the traditional ‘Sienese Jazz Music Workshops’,there are further 700 sq. mt. temporarily available, kindly given by the City ofSiena, so that the number of classrooms available for the courses rises to 27.The main activities of the Foundation develop, according to the charter, in threedefinite fields: education, research and production.

Final April 14

FINAL

The two winners of the semi-finals of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam willcompete against ensembles from these prestigious Music Schools of the United Statesand Europe:

Manhattan School of Music, New YorkManhattan School of Music prepares highly talented students for careers as passio-nate performers and composers, and as imaginative, effective leaders in the arts.Our international student body thrives in a supportive atmosphere that encouragesexcellence, values individuals and welcomes innovation. MSM’s artist faculty inspiresthe performance, creation and knowledge of great music, while exchange programs,distance learning and entrepreneurial opportunities expand the School’s reach.Offering hundreds of concert presentations and community events each year,Manhattan School of Music is a vigorous contributor to the cultural fabric ofNew York City and an important player on the world stage.

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, BarcelonaThe Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya is a higher education institution witha public service commitment towards understanding music as a multidimensionalphenomenon. The Esmuc aims to achieve a dynamising role in the Catalan musicaland cultural scene. The School first opened its doors in 2001 in Barcelona. Today,with over 700 students from 28 countries, studying at degree or post degree level,the Esmuc offers an inspiring environment in which to develop as a musician andis fast becoming an international benchmark for its training excellence.

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